British Open

It was a two-week golf saga that went from Cedar Rapids to the Quad Cities to Scotland to Jacksonville, Fla. It might have been the stuff of a documentary or book had it not lacked bitter conflict or a principal character with a dark side. The focal point for nearly all of it was Jordan Spieth, the winner of this year’s Masters and U.S. Open. His story before and during the British Open was the one that dwarfed the tournament. Could the 21-year-old claim the third trophy in his sport’s Grand Slam and head to Wisconsin next month a PGA Championship win from becoming the first player in golf’s modern era to complete that superfecta? Yet, after the last blast of wind had...

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It was a two-week golf saga that went from Cedar Rapids to the Quad Cities to Scotland to Jacksonville, Fla.
It might have been the stuff of a documentary or book had it not lacked bitter conflict or a principal character with a dark side.
The focal...

OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — David Hearn moved into position to become the first Canadian to win the Canadian Open in 61 years, taking a two-stroke lead over Bubba Watson and Jason Day on Saturday.
Hearn, from Brantford, birdied the par-3 15th and par-5...

Jordan Spieth turns 22 next week. He's only getting started at the task of making every other golfer look like old news.That's a bold statement after the Texan, with Lehigh Valley roots, came up short of a British Open playoff eventually won by Zach...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Jordan Niebrugge had an outside shot at the silver claret jug. He was more than happy to leave St. Andrews with a silver medal. At a British Open where amateurs held their own on the biggest stage in golf, Niebrugge pulled...

Bob Julius and Kathy Julius-Muschlitz watched, 550 miles apart, as Jordan Spieth's British Open hopes ended with a near-miss putt Monday. They saw his disappointment — and were disappointed for him — but insisted that Spieth would mend himself quickly.
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Jordan Spieth amazing bid for a Grand Slam was stopped Monday by Zach Johnson, no longer just a normal guy from Iowa.
Johnson captured his second major at the home of golf, winning the British Open in a playoff over Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman...

British Open officials found themselves in the perfect storm amid the storms that hit the Old Course at St. Andrews.
In anticipation of heavy rain that inundated the course Friday, delaying play more than three hours, officials had put pins on high...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Tom Watson closed out his British Open career with his worst score ever at St. Andrews.
Not that it mattered.
In the dwindling Scottish light, Watson shot an 8-over 80 and finished with five straight bogeys Friday, his...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Rare flooding, sunshine, more rain and always wind. None of it seemed to matter to Dustin Johnson at St. Andrews.
On a wild day of weather Friday at the British Open that delayed the start of the second round by more than...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Jordan Spieth wasted no time seizing a rare opportunity to chase a Grand Slam, opening with six birdies in 11 holes at St. Andrews and keeping his name high on the leaderboard Thursday in the British Open.
And so did a...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — With a chance to match history at the home of golf, Jordan Spieth is trying to make the British Open feel like just another event. That might be one of his toughest challenges at St. Andrews. Ben Hogan in 1953 is the only other...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Jack Nicklaus had never trailed in any round on his way to winning the Masters and U.S. Open in 1972, and the British Open was played that year at Muirfield, where Nicklaus had won his first claret jug six years earlier. He woke up...

Jordan Spieth met the media Wednesday at St. Andrews, where he ended up talking about his grandparents.
Spieth, who seeks to win his third major of 2015 at the British Open, told reporters that he recently played substitute grandfather for sister Ellie...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Rickie Fowler is more than just a brand. He showed that a year ago with top-five finishes at all four majors. He shook off the label of underachiever with a dazzling victory at The Players Championship. Then, just last...

St. Andrews, according to ESPN's Andy North, favors two kinds of golfers: the player "who can hit it 800 miles," like past British Open winners John Daly and Tiger Woods, and the player who is precise.
Jordan Spieth, who seeks to win his...

• Early years: Spieth was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas, graduating in 2011.
• Family: His mom and dad are Saucon Valley High School graduates and both played collegiate sports. His father,...

— Jordan Spieth got exactly what he was looking for from the John Deere Classic: a win and some positive energy ahead of the British Open.Spieth beat Tom Gillis on the second hole of a playoff to win at TPC Deere Run on Sunday for his fourth victory...

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Rickie Fowler birdied three of his last four holes to overhaul fellow American Matt Kuchar and win the Scottish Open by one shot on Sunday for his second victory of the year.Kuchar was on the practice range, preparing for a...

When it comes to a summer of major championships in golf, it's out with the new and back to the old.
Last month it was the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, a golf course that had been open to the public for only eight years when Jordan Spieth beat the best...